The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-02-05
In Mennnrtann.

Mrs. Louisa Cotton Slater departed this
life January 1, 1887, at Manchester, Dear
born county, Ind. 4, where she was born March
8, 1S48. She was married in 1877 to Melville
Slater, who, with two small children, an aged
mother and one brother survive her. Unit
ing with our church at that place in 1868, she
was ever faithful and consistent Christian.
A few days before the kind angel Death came
to her relief she selected the text, "God is
love-" the chapter Il Cor. XVI and the hymns
to be used at her funeral. No one ever met
death with greater confidence in hope of
blissful Immortality for the race of man than
did she Afflicted from her childhood, strug
Cling with hard fortune, frail constitution,
constant sufferer, death was to her an angel
of mercy. The welcome call of Fathers
voice to "come up higher" was gladly obeyed.
The services were conducted from the little
church of which she had been member for
many years. The Methodist minister of the
place kindly assisted, and testified to the
Christian character and faith of the deceased.
Truly it may be said of her, "She hath done
what she could" I.B. @.
Eleanor, wife of Joseph R. Moon, and only
daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Hunter,
was born in Kentucky, February 6, 1905. In
early childhood, with her parents, hes re-
moved to Adams county, Ohio; thence to
Highland county, where they tarried one
year; thence to Clinton county in 1914 Dur
ing the year 1922 her father died, and on the
26th of September, 1927, she was united in
marriage with Joseph R. Moon. Early in
the year 1929 they removed to new farm
near Cuba, where they remained until few
years ago when they left the farm and removed
to Martinsville, where she died. January IL,
1887. OF the four children born to them,
two survive to comfort and cheer an aged IA
Their. Few have lived in any community that
enjoyed its entire confidence more fully
than did Brother and Sister Moon. For
nearly half century they have believed and
generously supported the Universalist church.
By industry and economy a competency had
been secured, and their home was made
cheerful and happy. About four years ago
softening of the brain began to cloud the
intellect so that her last years were in men
tai darkness. Thus closes the earthly life of
faithful wife, an affectionate mother, a
kind and obliging friend and a devoted
Christian. Many we're the friends that gath
cred to pay the last tribute of respect to one
they had known SO long and learned to love
SO fondly. W. S. B.
Anne Colver Darling died May 4, 1886, at
Bay View, Mich. The subject of this sketch
was born at Gnadenhutten in 1908, and at the
age of four and half years was bereft of
her mother, and about one year later of her
father. Thus before she was six years of
age we find her thrown upon the tender mer-
cies of an aunt, whose burdens doed out for
her little hands were SO severe and laborious
that she was forced, as soon as her years
would warrant, to seek her living by the cum
ming of her handiwork. She was of slight
| figure, yet her hardships in youth had so
| toughened and strengthened her muscles
| that she was able to do an immense amount
of manual service up to ripe old age. On
| April 8, 1928, she was married to G. @. OAR
ling, near New Philadelphia, o., and went
to housekeeping at Trenton, on the Ohio
canal, where her husband was engaged in
the construction of the same. She did
the work for house full of laborers
on the canal, and had time to cultivate
her mind to some extent by select read
| ing, and by close observation and thought.
Although she never had any opportunity to
acquire an education, having never attended
school to any extent, yet with her keen sense of
justice and propriety, coupled with retentive
intellect, she became as we'll informed as the
| nf n of tip1a hot how
joyed the advantages of the country schools,
and was we'll equipped to entertain the nu-
merous visitors at her Preside, with interest
and profit to all. Like her husband, she was,
up to the time of her death, full of ambition,
and was always ready to help those she saw
trying to help themselves, and had no pa
tience with the lazy and indolent.
Father and Mother Darling moved to the city
of Lansing soon after the capital was located
there, and engaged in hotel keeping at the
present site and in part of the building now
known as the Hudson House. They did not,
however, continue in the hotel but short time,
but retired to private life, only soon there
after to fill their home with boarders. Soon
after the organization of the Uniyersalist
church, in 1849, Brother and Sister Darling
we're duly made members thereof, and up to
the hour of their death, remained steadfast
and true to the principles of the church, and
firm friends and promoters of its work.
Through their efforts largely, by word and by
purse, the present church was erected and
maintained. Her husband died in May, 1880,
and shortly after, her only child, Mrs. Sarah
Dart, removed to Petoskey, Mich, but she
remained with her friends in this city, living
upon the remnant of the fortune left her and
visiting relatives in other parts of the coun-
try for about three years. She finally went
to her daughters home about one year be-
fore her demise, which took place on May 4,
1886, in the seyenty-eighth year of her age.
No particular ailment aside from old age,
and the relaxing of cares and anxieties that
had always spurred her on, was the seeming
cause of her death. AS years increased, her
religion ripened, and she sank to rest in the
full hope of its glorious accomplishment,
without regret or a disturbing thought. Her